The Volkswagen Phaeton V8 LWB is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style road car with a front located engine driving through all four wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 4.2 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 5 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 330 bhp (335 PS/246 kW) at 6500 rpm and 430 N·m (317 lb·ft/43.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 6 speed automatic transmission.
The claimed kerb weight is 2281 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 250 km/h, or 155 mph, official fuel consumption is 18.9/9.8/13.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 314.0 g/km.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3001 mm | 118.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1628 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1612 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Length | 5175 mm | 203.7 inches | |
| Width | 1903 mm | 74.9 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2281 kg | 5029 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.36 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.73 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4172 cc (254.591 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.5 × 93 mm
3.33 × 3.66 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
5 valves per cylinder 40 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 335 PS (330 bhp) (246 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 430 Nm (317 ft·lb) (43.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 59 kW/litre 80.2 ps/litre 79.1 bhp/litre 1.3 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
103.07 Nm/litre
1.25 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1295.2 kPa (187.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 521.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 27.1 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 146.68 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 107.88 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 144.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.27 kg/kW 15.48 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 18.9/9.8/13.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 18.9/9.8/13.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.3/10.2/7.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 14.9/28.8/21.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 12.4/24.0/18.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 314.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/55 R 17 Y | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/55 R 17 Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 360 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 118514 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Volkswagen Phaeton V8 LWB added 2004-04-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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